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Montana at Weber State

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Weber State beat Montana 24–⁠21. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Montana led the series 9–⁠6.

AwayMontana8–⁠5 in 2022
21
HomeWeber State10–⁠3 in 2022
24

Final at Stewart Stadium, OgdenTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,722

At kickoff
51°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ogden-Hinckley Airport (KOGD), 6 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jim CrowleyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Montana373821
Weber State737724

Standouts

Player stats

Montana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kris Brown10/177200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Ostmo102307
Junior Bergen52108
Marcus Knight91808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mitch Roberts545018
Cole Grossman120020
Keelan White2402
Aaron Fontes2302
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Ford0001

Weber State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bronson Barron14/2315321
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dontae McMillan23100023
Damon Bankston979147
Kris Jackson93109
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty MacPherson384169
Justin Malone849010
Hayden Meacham112112
Jon Christensen1404

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MontanaWeber State
114Total yards345
72Passing yards153
42Rushing yards192
4.2Yards per pass6.7
1.1Yards per rush3.8
10First downs18
4–⁠14Third downs8–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers1
6–⁠54Penalties9–⁠67
28:25Possession31:35

Efficiency

MontanaWeber State
30%Success rate38%
0.16EPA per play0.22
1.42Explosiveness1.76
0.13Rushing EPA0.06
0.19Passing EPA0.93
25%Passing-down success46%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Weber State 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Weber State −3.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Weber State 60%, Montana 40%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Weber State end zoneMontana end zoneQ1 MontanaTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Weber StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MontanaPunt, 6 playsQ1 Weber StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MontanaField goal, 9 playsQ1 Weber StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Weber StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Weber StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Weber StateField goal, 13 playsQ2 MontanaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Weber StateInterception, 1 playQ3 Weber StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ3 MontanaField goal, 7 playsQ3 Weber StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 MontanaPunt, 4 playsQ3 Weber StatePunt, 7 playsQ3 MontanaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Weber StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 MontanaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Weber StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Weber StateResult not recorded, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Weber State drives left to right, Montana right to left.
  1. Q1 MontanaTouchdown, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Weber StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  3. Q1 MontanaPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 Weber StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  5. Q1 MontanaField goal, 9 plays, 24 yards
  6. Q1 Weber StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 79 yards
  7. Q1 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 Weber StatePunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  9. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 11 plays, 62 yards
  10. Q2 Weber StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  12. Q2 Weber StateField goal, 13 plays, 50 yards
  13. Q2 MontanaEnd of half, 1 play, −5 yards
  14. Q3 Weber StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  15. Q3 Weber StatePunt, 6 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q3 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  17. Q3 MontanaField goal, 7 plays, 10 yards
  18. Q3 Weber StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q3 MontanaPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  20. Q3 Weber StatePunt, 7 plays, 32 yards
  21. Q3 MontanaPunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 Weber StatePunt, 6 plays, 6 yards
  23. Q4 MontanaPunt, 5 plays, −20 yards
  24. Q4 Weber StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 36 yards
  25. Q4 Weber StateResult not recorded, 12 plays, 36 yards

Play by play

1st quarter2 drives, then Weber State 7, Montana 3
Montana Touchdown, 3 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Sloan Calder kickoff for 64 yds , Malik Flowers return for 36 yds to the Mont 37
13:144th & 10 at own 37Patrick Rohrbach punt for 55 yds , Hudson Schenck returns for 15 yds to the WebSt 23
12:304th & 7 at own 26Jack Burgess punt for 34 yds
9:074th & 12 at opp 38Patrick Rohrbach punt for 38 yds
7:344th & 14 at own 16Jack Burgess punt for 32 yds
4:024th & 10 at opp 24Nico Ramos 41 yd FG GOODMontana 3, Weber State 0
3:571st & 10 at own 35Nico Ramos kickoff for 59 yds , Tre Parks-Vinson return for 12 yds to the WebSt 18
Weber State Touchdown, 10 plays
0:263rd & 5 at opp 47Damon Bankston run for 47 yds for a TD, (Kyle Thompson KICK)Weber State 7, Montana 3
0:261st & 10 at own 35Sloan Calder kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter8 drives, then Tied at 10
Weber State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 8Damon Bankston run for 5 yds to the WebSt 13
0:002nd & 5 at own 13pass incomplete to Ty MacPherson
0:003rd & 5 at own 13Bronson Barron pass incomplete to Jon Christensen for a 1ST down MONTANA Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jayden Dawson) to the WebSt 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 28Damon Bankston run for 2 yds to the WebSt 30
0:002nd & 8 at own 30
0:003rd & 8 at own 30Bronson Barron sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the WebSt 25
Montana Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Kris Brown pass complete to Mitch Roberts for 3 yds to the Mont 38
0:002nd & 7 at own 38Junior Bergen run for 7 yds to the Mont 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Nick Ostmo run for 6 yds to the WEBERST 49 for a 1ST down WEBER ST Penalty, personal foul (Shad Pulsipher) to the WebSt 34 for a 1ST down
Weber State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 26Bronson Barron pass complete to Jon Christensen for 4 yds to the WebSt 30
0:002nd & 6 at own 30Kris Jackson run for 2 yds to the WebSt 32
0:003rd & 4 at own 32pass incomplete to Ty MacPherson
Montana Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Marcus Knight run for a loss of 3 yards to the Mont 17
0:002nd & 13 at own 17
0:003rd & 13 at own 17pass incomplete to Mitch Roberts
Weber State Field goal, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 39Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the WebSt 42
0:002nd & 7 at own 42Bronson Barron pass complete to Justin Malone for 1 yd to the WebSt 43
0:003rd & 6 at own 43Bronson Barron pass incomplete to Ty MacPherson for a 1ST down MONTANA Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Justin Ford) to the Mont 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 42Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the Mont 39
0:002nd & 7 at opp 39Dontae McMillan run for 1 yd to the Mont 38
0:003rd & 6 at opp 38Bronson Barron pass complete to Justin Malone for 9 yds to the Mont 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 29Bronson Barron pass complete to Justin Malone for 8 yds to the Mont 21
0:001st & 10 at own 22MONTANA Penalty, false start (Kale Edwards) to the Mont 17
Montana Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 14 at own 21Kris Brown pass complete to Mitch Roberts for 9 yds to the Mont 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Kris Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mont 28
13:394th & 7 at own 28Patrick Rohrbach punt for 64 yds
11:194th & 13 at own 25Jack Burgess punt for 39 yds , Junior Bergen returns for no gain to the Mont 35
Montana Touchdown, 11 plays
10:001st & 10 at opp 34Nick Ostmo run for 1 yd to the WebSt 33
10:002nd & 9 at opp 33Kris Brown pass complete to Mitch Roberts for 18 yds to the WebSt 15 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 15Nick Ostmo run for 2 yds to the WebSt 13
10:002nd & 8 at opp 13Nick Ostmo run for a loss of 1 yard to the WebSt 14
10:003rd & 9 at opp 14Kris Brown pass incomplete to Mitch Roberts for a 1ST down WEBER ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Eddie Heckard) to the WebSt 2 for a 1ST down
10:001st & goal at opp 2Nick Ostmo run for a loss of 2 yards to the WebSt 4
10:002nd & goal at opp 4pass incomplete to Ryan Simpson
7:003rd & goal at opp 4K. Brown run for 4 yds for a TD, (N. Ramos KICK), (N. Ramos KICK)Montana 10, Weber State 7
6:551st & 10 at own 35Nico Ramos kickoff for 64 yds , Tre Parks-Vinson return for 25 yds to the WebSt 26
5:564th & 4 at own 32Jack Burgess punt for 68 yds
4:224th & 13 at own 17Patrick Rohrbach punt for 58 yds , Hudson Schenck returns for 14 yds to the WebSt 39
Weber State Field goal, 13 plays
2:052nd & 2 at opp 21Damon Bankston run for 7 yds to the Mont 14 for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at opp 14Damon Bankston run for 9 yds to the Mont 5
1:262nd & 1 at opp 5
1:163rd & 1 at opp 5WEBER ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Mont 10
1:163rd & 6 at opp 10WEBER ST Penalty, false start (Jake Eichorn) to the Mont 15
1:163rd & 11 at opp 15Kris Jackson run for 4 yds to the Mont 11
0:284th & 7 at opp 11Kyle Thompson 28 Yd Field GoalTied at 10
0:231st & 10 at own 35Sloan Calder kickoff for 54 yds , Malik Flowers return for 11 yds to the Mont 22
3rd quarter3 drives, then Weber State 17, Montana 13
Weber State Touchdown, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Damon Bankston run for 1 yd to the WebSt 26
Montana Punt, 5 plays
0:002nd & 2 at own 22Marcus Knight run for 4 yds to the Mont 26 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nico Ramos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:374th & 21 at own 25Jack Burgess punt for 60 yds
10:264th & 18 at own 7Patrick Rohrbach punt for 57 yds , Hudson Schenck returns for no gain to the WebSt 36
10:141st & 10 at own 36Bronson Barron pass intercepted
6:374th & 12 at opp 15Nico Ramos 32 Yd Field GoalMontana 13, Weber State 10
6:371st & 10 at own 35Nico Ramos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:401st & goal at opp 3WEBER ST Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Mont 3
5:401st & 10 at own 35Sloan Calder kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Weber State Touchdown, 3 plays
5:403rd & 4 at own 31Ty MacPherson 69 Yd pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson Kick)Weber State 17, Montana 13
3:354th & 6 at own 41Patrick Rohrbach punt for 59 yds
0:484th & 7 at opp 48Jack Burgess punt for 34 yds
4th quarter6 drives, then Weber State 24, Montana 21
Weber State Result not recorded, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Dontae McMillan run for 5 yds to the WebSt 30
0:002nd & 5 at own 30
0:003rd & 5 at own 30Dontae McMillan run for 6 yds to the WebSt 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 47Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the Mont 44
0:001st & 10 at own 36Kris Jackson run for 8 yds to the WebSt 44
0:002nd & 2 at own 44Kris Jackson run for 9 yds to the Mont 47 for a 1ST down
Weber State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 29Kris Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the WebSt 27
0:002nd & 12 at own 27Kris Jackson run for 3 yds to the WebSt 30
0:003rd & 9 at own 30Bronson Barron pass complete to Justin Malone for 10 yds to the WebSt 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Kris Jackson run for 1 yd to the WebSt 41
0:002nd & 9 at own 41Bronson Barron sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the WebSt 35
0:003rd & 15 at own 35pass incomplete to Jon Christensen
Weber State Touchdown, 6 plays
0:002nd & 6 at opp 15Kris Jackson run for 3 yds to the Mont 12
Montana Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 26Kris Brown pass complete to Mitch Roberts for 3 yds to the Mont 29
15:002nd & 7 at own 29Marcus Knight run for 2 yds to the Mont 31
15:003rd & 5 at own 31Kris Brown sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the Mont 22
13:264th & 14 at own 22Patrick Rohrbach punt for 49 yds
10:124th & 15 at own 35Jack Burgess punt for 45 yds , Junior Bergen returns for 3 yds to the Mont 23
9:044th & 30 at own 3Patrick Rohrbach punt for 38 yds , Hudson Schenck returns for 2 yds to the Mont 39
Weber State Touchdown, 6 plays
5:563rd & 3 at opp 12Hayden Meacham 12 Yd pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson Kick)Weber State 24, Montana 13
5:431st & 10 at own 35Malik Flowers 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Junior Bergen Pass to Mitch Roberts for Two-Point Conversion)Weber State 24, Montana 21
5:431st & 10 at own 35Nico Ramos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Weber State Result not recorded, 12 plays
2:382nd & 7 at opp 44Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the Mont 42
2:343rd & 5 at opp 42Dontae McMillan run for 4 yds to the Mont 38
2:254th & 1 at opp 38Kris Jackson run for 3 yds to the Mont 35 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Montana–Weber State game

Montana leads 10–⁠7 in 17 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Montana 38, Weber State 17
2024Weber State 55, Montana 48
2022Weber State 24, Montana 21
2019Weber State 17, Montana 10FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal
2019Montana 35, Weber State 16
2017Weber State 41, Montana 27

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